Strange New Takes
178 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago -Come talk Star Trek with us! Strange New Takes is a Trek podcast brought to you by seven Trekkies from the United States. Nominally covering Strange New Worlds, our podcast also reviews other new Trek like Lower Decks, Prodigy, Picard & Discovery and brings you retro reviews of older Star Trek shows and movies. We unapologetically love all Star Trek and hope you'll join us on our continuing mission to discover strange new takes. To seek out new views and new opinions. To boldly go wherever the heck we want to go! @strangenewtakes on Insta, FB & Twitter. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Episodes
SNT172 - Face the Strange (DIS 5x04)
April 22, 2024 02:18 - 51 minutes - 70.3 MBIt's timey-whimey all over again in Discovery as Burham and Raynor scramble to save the future. A bit tired? Sure. Does it work? Yes! Hear our recap and Strange New Takes now! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT171 - Jinaal (DIS 5x03)
April 14, 2024 15:55 - 56 minutes - 77.2 MBJoin us as we give you a recap of the Discovery episode 'Jinaal' and share our Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT170 - Red Directive & Under the Twin Moons (DIS 5x01 & 5x02)
April 07, 2024 20:24 - 1 hour - 83.4 MBJoin us as we review the first two episodes of the final season of Discovery: Red Directive and Under Twin Moons Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT169 - Discovery Recap (DIS)
March 28, 2024 15:36 - 1 hour - 98.4 MBWe're back! And we're preparing for Discovery season 5 with a recap of the four seasons we've had to date. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT168 - Old Friends, New Planets (LD 4x10).mp3
November 06, 2023 05:13 - 31 minutes - 42.6 MBLower Decks finishes it's fourth run with a fast-paces finale and Emily joins Nach to recap the episode and share Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT167 - The Inner Fight (LD 4x09)
October 30, 2023 02:25 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MBLower Decks' season-long arc comes to a crescendo with a boatload of Star Wars references. Emily, Reed and Nach return to recap the episode and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT166 - Caves (LD 4x08)
October 21, 2023 17:53 - 22 minutes - 30.7 MBNach and Emily get together to review the newest Lower Decks episode on Caves! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT165 - A Few Badgeys More (LD 4x07).mp3
October 16, 2023 13:24 - 25 minutes - 35.6 MBOur three favorite villainous robots/AIs are back and Emily joins Nach to recap the episode! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT164 - Parth Ferengi's Heart Place (LD 4x06)
October 12, 2023 01:54 - 19 minutes - 27.2 MBIt's just Nach this week to review the latest Lower Decks! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT163 - Empathalogical Fallacies (LD 4x05)
October 02, 2023 13:00 - 34 minutes - 47.4 MBT'Lyn gets her 'Data's Day' episode complete with a deep personal insights. Nach, Adam and Reed get together to recap the episode and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT162 - Something Borrowed, Something Green (LD 4x04)
September 24, 2023 21:26 - 46 minutes - 63.3 MBWe've got a new member on our crew! Reed joins Nach and Adam to recap the new Star Trek Lower Decks episode: Something Borrowed Something Green Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT161 - In the Cradle of Vexilon (LD 4x03)
September 18, 2023 03:12 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MBLower Decks takes us to a classic sci fi trope: The Ringworld! Emily, Adam and Nach recap the episode and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT160 - Twoxix & I Have No Bones But I Must Flee (LD 4x01 & 02).mp3
September 11, 2023 13:16 - 57 minutes - 79.4 MBLower Decks returns and so does Strange New Takes! We recap the Voyager romp 'Twovix' and the classic Menaj episode 'I Have No Bones But I Must Flee'. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT159 - Hegemony (SNW 2x10) and SNW Season 2 Review
August 16, 2023 15:43 - 53 minutes - 73.5 MBSNW brings a stellar season to an end with another TOS character brought back into the fold! Nach and Emily recap Hegemony, review the season and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT158 - Subspace Rhapsody (SNW 2x09)
August 06, 2023 23:34 - 49 minutes - 68.4 MBStrange New Worlds delivers the first Star Trek musical! Nach and Emily recap the episode and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT157 - Under the Cloak of War (SNW 2x08)
August 01, 2023 01:40 - 57 minutes - 78.6 MBSNW channels In The Pale Moonlight to give a dark tale filled with moral ambiguity. Did M'Benga murder Dak'Rah? Or did Dak'Rah try to clean up a loose end? Nach and Adam share their thoughts and Strange New Takes on the episode! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT156 - Lost in Translation & Those Old Scientists (SNW 2x06 & 07).mp3
July 24, 2023 02:09 - 1 hour - 103 MBTwo episodes dropped this week and we have Strange New Takes for them both! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT155 - Charades (SNW 2x05)
July 16, 2023 22:58 - 1 hour - 94.1 MBThis week sees a lighter episode with Spock feeling all the feels. Nach, Emily and Adam get together to dicuss "Charades" and share their Strange New Takes Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT154 - Among the Lotus Eaters (SNW 2x04)
July 12, 2023 00:11 - 1 hour - 91.3 MBThe crew of the enterprise must learn from their mistakes without the ability to remember. Emily and Adam discuss this episode, and accidentally keep talking about Ad Astra per Aspera and Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow instead. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT153 - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow (SNW 2x03)
July 06, 2023 11:53 - 48 minutes - 66.2 MBSorry for the late upload! We had technical issues. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT152 - Ad Astra Per Aspera (SNW 2x02)
June 25, 2023 21:21 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MBStar Trek returns to the courtroom to deliver a thinly veiled metaphor for today's discussions on gender and sexuality. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT151 - The Broken Circle (SNW 2x01)
June 20, 2023 03:22 - 1 hour - 87 MBSNW comes out of the gates with a bang! The Broken Circle gives us a M'Benga & Chapel focused tale with some incredible Spock moments thrown in. We can't wait to see what's next! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT150 - Second Chances (TNG 6x24) - Imposters Series.mp3
June 12, 2023 01:14 - 30 minutes - 42.2 MBIn our final installment of the Imposters series, Nach and Bill recap the TNG classic Second Chances! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT149 - Course Oblivion (VOY 5x18) - Imposters Series
June 05, 2023 02:54 - 41 minutes - 57.7 MBCourse Oblivion might be the biggest downer in all of Star Trek. It's all bad news. Nothing good happens. And yet it's one of Voyager's best episodes. Emily, Adam and Nach get together to recap the Course Oblivion and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT148 - Homefront & Paradise Lost (DS9 4x11&12) - Imposters Series
May 21, 2023 22:30 - 48 minutes - 66.3 MBDS9 takes on the balance between freedom and security; predicting political debates for the next two generations. Bill, Emily and Nach get together to recap the two-parter 'Homefront' - 'Paradise Lost' and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT147 - Picard Season 3 Recap
May 01, 2023 02:58 - 1 hour - 126 MBAnd now the end is near....or rather, it's here. Star Trek Picard finally draws to it's end. So what are we left with after 3 seasons of this show? What did it all mean? Nach, Rudy, Emily and Adam discuss their Strange New Takes on Season 3 and Picard as a whole. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT146 - The Last Generation (PIC 3x10)
April 23, 2023 22:21 - 1 hour - 96.3 MBWell they stuck the landing. Picard season 3 ends with a bang....and a new Enterprise! Emily and Nach return to recap the series finale and share our Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT145 - Vox (PIC 3x09)
April 19, 2023 03:08 - 1 hour - 111 MBPicard lobs a couple big reveals at us! First we're introduced to the Borg as this season's big bad. Then we get the D and the it's the fat one just like the bartender in episode 1 promised. Adam, Rudy, Emily and Nach come together to recap Vox and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT144 - Surrender (PIC 3x08)
April 09, 2023 19:43 - 1 hour - 88 MBGoodbye T'Veen. 'Surrender' brings us some of the most grim deaths we've seen before giving us the conclusion of Vadic's arc in the series (or is it?) Bill, Adam, Emily and Nach return to recap the episode and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT143 - Dominion (PIC 3x07)
April 04, 2023 01:47 - 59 minutes - 82.3 MBTuvok returns and Vadic takes over the Titan in this week's Picard. Adam, Nach and Emily recap 'Dominion' and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT142 - The Bounty (PIC 3x06)
March 26, 2023 23:13 - 49 minutes - 68.7 MBPicard takes another turn as we go into the back half of the season. Nach and Emily recap 'The Bounty' and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT141 - Imposters (PIC 3x05)
March 19, 2023 23:10 - 59 minutes - 82 MBStar Trek Picard delivers an episode that could be a contender for greatest episode of Trek ever made. 'Imposters' delivers a multi-layered script that converges several plot lines, gives us closure on an iconic TNG character and drips with tension. Adam and Nach discuss the episode and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT140 - No Win Scenario (PIC 3x04)
March 12, 2023 22:57 - 1 hour - 104 MBLiam Shaw steals the show in yet another Star Trek Picard episode packed full with action and character development. Adam, Nach, Emily and Rudy recap 'No Win Scenario' and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT139 - Seventeen Seconds (PIC 3x03)
March 07, 2023 05:34 - 1 hour - 89 MBPicard and Beverly finally have a chance to talk about why she cut him out of her life 20 years ago. We learn how Worf takes his tea, and we finally get our answer about what's up with that creepy Ensign in the hallway. Adam (who has COVID, sorry about the audio!), Emily, and Rudy discuss. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT138 - Disengage (PIC 3x02)
February 27, 2023 21:17 - 58 minutes - 80.9 MBDon't Disengage from your weekly podcast listening as we're going to give a recap of the latest Picard episode. It's more setup this week as we finally learn who Vadic is, who Raffi's handler is and who Jack Crusher is! Listen now as Nach and Rudy share their Strange New Takes and recap the episode. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT137 - The Next Generation (PIC 3x01)
February 20, 2023 04:24 - 1 hour - 119 MBPicard gets the new season off to a strong start with an action-packed nostalgia ride. Adam, Emily, Bill and Nach get together to recap 'The Next Generation' and share their Strange New Takes. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT136 - Datalore (TNG 1x13)
February 12, 2023 21:41 - 44 minutes - 61.6 MBThis week we're prepping for Picard Season 3 by watching an episode featuring Lore! TNG's 'Datalore' featured the introduction of Data's evil twin. Nach and Adam are here to share their thoughts on the episode and their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT135 - Ship In A Bottle (TNG 6x12)
February 06, 2023 01:31 - 56 minutes - 77.1 MBWith Moriarty set to return in Picard Season 3, we've chosen to recap his last appearance with TNG's 'Ship In A Bottle'. Is this a dark horse for one of the best episodes of Trek ever? A totally dialog driven piece with no action and some terrific twists and turns. Listen as Nach, Bill and Rudy recap 'Ship In A Bottle'. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT134 - All Good Things... (TNG 7x25)
January 30, 2023 02:27 - 50 minutes - 68.9 MBTo prep for Picard Season 3, we've decided to go back and watch some TNG episodes that could be relevant. This week, we've got a recap of the TNG series finale, 'All Good Things...'! Listen in as Nach, Emily and Bill share their Strange New Takes on what could be the best Star Trek finale of them all. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT133 - Supernova Part 2 (PRO 1x20)
January 02, 2023 03:48 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBProdigy closes out season 1 by tying up loose ends. Thankfully, there's also no major cliffhanger. Nach, Emily and Bill come together to recap Supernova Part 2 and share their Strange New Takes on the rest of season 1! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT132 - Supernova Part 1 (PRO 1x19)
December 24, 2022 03:08 - 51 minutes - 71.3 MBWelcome to 'Supernova Part 1' with no first part of a Supernova. Back in the day if an episode was called "Best of Both Worlds", we got the best of both worlds dammit! Rudy, Adam, Emily and Nach recap the penultimate episode of the first season of Star Trek Prodigy. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT131 - Mindwalk (PRO 1x18)
December 21, 2022 04:19 - 51 minutes - 70.8 MBDal and Janeway switch minds in this out of body romp. Adam, Rudy and Emily get together to share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT130 - Ghost In The Machine (PRO 1x17)
December 12, 2022 16:33 - 32 minutes - 45.3 MBIt's a holodeck romp for the Protostar kids as they get a taste of a crisis that has affected just about every Starfleet crew! Nach and Adam recap 'Ghost in the Machine' and share their Star Trek Prodigy Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT129 - Preludes (PRO 1x16)
December 05, 2022 02:32 - 58 minutes - 80.2 MBPreludes finally offers us the backstories for Rok-tahk, Jankom Pog and Zero. We also learn about the 'Vindicator' and her mission. We recap the episode and share our Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT128 - Masquerade (PRO 1x15)
November 28, 2022 02:17 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MBThe Diviner discovers a secret ally while Dal and the kids discover the dangers of genetic modification. Nach and Emily recap 'Masquerade'. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT127 - Crossroads (PRO 1x14)
November 20, 2022 20:33 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MBThe outrageous Okona returns to give the kids some extra adult supervision. Nach and Adam recap 'Crossroads' and share their Strange New Takes on the latest Prodigy episode! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT126 - All The World's A Stage (PRO 1x13)
November 14, 2022 02:19 - 35 minutes - 49.3 MBStar Trek Prodigy puts out another banger of an episode in this love letter to Star Trek. Adam and Nach get together to recap All The World's A Stage and ask if this is the most meta episode of Star Trek ever? Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT125 - Let Sleeping Borg Lie (PRO 1x02)
November 07, 2022 02:05 - 51 minutes - 71.1 MBProdigy continues it's streak of great episodes with a Borg romp. Nach, Bill and Rudy recap 'Let Sleeping Borg Lie' and share their 'Strange New Takes'! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT124 - The Stars at Night (LDS 3x10) & Asylum (PRO 1x11)
October 31, 2022 01:07 - 1 hour - 90.6 MBTwp recaps for the price of one! Nach and Emily come together to recap the Lower Decks crew getting saved by the entire California class and the Prodigy kids learning that they can't just fly back to Starfleet. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SNT123 - Trusted Sources (LDS 3x09)
October 24, 2022 00:34 - 48 minutes - 66.8 MBLower Decks picks up he threads from another TNG doozy by returning Star Trek to the planet from 'Symbiosis' aka the 'Say no to drugs' episode. Nach and Rudy review the episode and share their Strange New Takes! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.